"Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787" (x)
Search results
Title
Charles Waterton to Dawson Turner, 1836 December 20
Identifier(s)
text:319371
Description
ALS. 3p. Discusses visit to Philadelphia in April 1824, his portrait by C.W. Peale, his book Wanderings, and 2 expeditions to Africa. Mentions Sir Thomas Gage, Charles Butler, Lord Henry Bathurst, Sir Joseph Bank
General physical description: 9x7 1/2
Subject
Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865 ; Turner, Dawson, 1775-1858 ; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 ; Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787 ; Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794 ; Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820
Date
1836-12-20
Title
Unknown author to Gaston, 1806 April 4; No. 997 ________ to Gaston""
Identifier(s)
text:353328
Description
Discusses personal acquaintances; encloses "l'exposition [not present] de la troisieme époque qui commence 5. la guerre de Grand Frederick jusqu' a la conquete d' Italie par Bonaparte" (Summary of the third epoch which begins with the wars of Frederick the Great until Bonaparte's conquest of Italy), which outlines battles and commanders in Europe from 1745; points out that one should study actions at Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Saratoga, and Yorktown and the commands of [George] Washington, [Thomas] Gage, [Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de] Rochambeau, and [Nathanael] Greene.; In French
Subject
Trenton, Battle of, Trenton, N.J., 1776 ; Princeton, Battle of, Princeton, N.J., 1777 ; Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777 ; Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777 ; Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781 ; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces ; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces ; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French ; Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807 ; Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 ; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 ; Washington, George, 1732-1799 ; Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787 ; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Date
1806-04-04; 2023